By Chrispen Tabvura|A massive demonstration against ZESA’s tariff increment is at an advanced stage following the announcement by the company management that they will still go ahead next month.
ZimEye.com is reliably informed by the leaders of Bulawayo’s 29 residential community leaders, that more than 300 000 residents have appended their signatures to march to the regional office to offload their displeasure.
“We have informed our 29 ward Councillors and our Community Action Team Leaders that we will this coming week demonstrate at ZESA offices in Bulawayo, and also hand over our petition to the management to stop their evil decision,” said David Moyo of the Bulawayo Residents’ Association.
The demonstration that is set to attract police action, a few days after the bashing of Zimbabwe’s Liberation War Heroes, is expected to cause chaos as the cops are also affected by ZESA’s poor services.
ZimEye.com attended the residents meeting in Mpopoma yesterday where more than 200 residents gathered at the community hall.
Last year, close to seven hundred thousand residents thronged the streets of Bulawayo, and business was put to a halt over pre-paid water meters.
Bulawayo City Council ended up suspending their plans as a result.
ZESA officials who preferred anonymity told ZimEye.com today (Sunday) that the increment will still go ahead.
Efforts to get comment from ZESA’s western region area manager, Lovemore Chinaka, were fruitless, as his mobile was not reachable at the time of going to press.